{"id":153036,"date":"2026-03-31T06:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/153036\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:09:09","slug":"wsl-talking-points-goals-galore-as-arsenal-manchester-city-and-liverpool-find-derby-delight-womens-super-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/153036\/","title":{"rendered":"WSL talking points: goals galore as Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool find derby delight | Women’s Super League"},"content":{"rendered":"

1<\/p>\n

Arsenal firing on all cylinders<\/p>\n

With her hat-trick in Arsenal\u2019s 5-2 win over Tottenham, Alessia Russo took her tally to 25 goal contributions in 31 games this campaign. It is a notable return from a player in her prime, not just in her buildup play, but also her finishing. Arsenal\u2019s attacking dominance \u2013 they have scored 18 goals in their past five games \u2013 is down to the fact that many of their attacking players are in form. Stina Blackstenius has three goals in her past four games while Caitlin Foord also scored on Saturday, her first appearance since returning from the Asian Cup. Ren\u00e9e Slegers has spoken about the versatility in the type of goals her side produces and the need to be ruthless in both penalty areas. Spurs\u2019 two goals meant an end to Arsenal\u2019s 106-day streak of not conceding in the WSL. While all runs must come to an end, Arsenal still boast the meanest defence in the league. Sophie Downey<\/p>\n

Match report: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham<\/a><\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Skinner puts loss down to tiredness<\/p>\n

Marc Skinner repeatedly said fatigue was Manchester United\u2019s downfall after they were comfortably beaten by Manchester City and expressed his frustration at playing their neighbours on Saturdays straight after midweek Champions League fixtures. His team faced Bayern Munich<\/a> last Wednesday, whereas City are not in Europe. Asked about the quick turnaround time for this defeat and for November\u2019s 3-0 loss at the Etihad<\/a>, which also followed a Champions League game for United, Skinner said: \u201cIt\u2019s a hard one for me because if I say \u2018yes\u2019, which is what I really do feel, then people say it\u2019s an excuse, but it is a factor. I think Man City have had an advantage from that twice this year. That\u2019s [all] the energy they have got; the girls are giving everything. It\u2019s a factor, going into these huge games.\u201d Tom Garry<\/p>\n

Match report: Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City<\/a><\/p>\n

Manchester United\u2019s Jess Park and Marc Skinner look dejected at half-time after Vivianne Miedema\u2019s first-half double. Photograph: Molly Darlington\/WSL Football\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Liverpool banish derby woes<\/p>\n

Liverpool exemplified their recent improvements by ending their six-year wait for a league victory in a Merseyside derby and a winless run of away WSL fixtures this season with 3-2 win at Goodison Park. Having been winless against Everton in WSL fixtures since May 2019, and having recorded one away WSL win against their neighbours in nearly 13 years, they survived a late Everton rally with 10 players to collect their first away win since Gareth Taylor took over. It lifted them eight points clear of danger at the bottom and they are now surely all but safe, after their successful transfer window. TG<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Will Siren\u2019s first Hammers goal prove crucial in survival fight?<\/p>\n

One instant of brilliance, one swing of the boot that may yet define West Ham\u2019s season. Oona Siren\u2019s first goal for the club, a thunderous volley that left the London City Lionesses<\/a> goalkeeper, Elene Lete, with no chance, earned a point that could be significant with the Hammers four points clear of Leicester at the bottom with a game in hand. West Ham started brightly, but were punished when Jana Fern\u00e1ndez converted the Lionesses\u2019 only shot on target. The response after the break was more purposeful. When Saki Kumagai\u2019s clearance fell invitingly, Siren reacted quickly to drive past Lete. \u201cEvery point is important,\u201d she said. With three games remaining this could prove decisive. Mitul Samji<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Chelsea go second but lack control against Villa<\/p>\n

In arguably the most entertaining match of the season, Chelsea\u2019s 4-3 win over Aston Villa was a compelling reminder of their attacking firepower and defensive vulnerability before their Champions League tie against Arsenal on Wednesday. After conceding within two minutes, an end-to-end, almost tennis-like first half ended with six goals scored, Villa converting all three of their shots on target. The Chelsea manager, Sonia Bompastor, expressed her frustration at the loss of control after going 3-1 up, but remained confident her side would respond in the second half. With the Kingsmeadow crowd driving them on, Sam Kerr\u2019s late assist for Sjoeke N\u00fcsken secured a vital victory that moves Chelsea back into second place in the table. Bompastor admitted the winning goal was \u201ca relief for everyone\u201d, but a greater level of control will be required against Arsenal in order to overturn the 3-1 first-leg deficit. R\u00e9shma Rao<\/p>\n

Chelsea lacked control, but Sjoeke N\u00fcsken\u2019s late winner against Aston Villa moved them into second. Photograph: John Walton\/PA<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Brighton happy to have Seike back<\/p>\n

Kiko Seike picked up straight where she left off with Brighton and scored for the fourth game in a row for her club to give them a 1-0 win at struggling Leicester. The Japan forward, who scored four goals for her country to help them win the Asia Cup in Australia, is Brighton\u2019s top scorer this term with seven league goals. Her latest owed much to the vision of Fran Kirby, whose defence-splitting pass found Rosa Kafaji who, in turn, set up Seike for the winner, but Seike\u2019s all-round forward play showed she is full of confidence in such a prolific goalscoring run. TG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 Arsenal firing on all cylinders With her hat-trick in Arsenal\u2019s 5-2 win over Tottenham, Alessia Russo took…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-153036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}